Police raise charges against virus skeptic suspect

Police have raised charges against a suspected virus skeptic for spreading false information in connection with coronavirus, a National Police Headquarters spokesman said on Wednesday.

Lieutenant Colonel Kristóf Gál noted that the cybercrime department of the police’s National Office of Investigations last December started investigating virus skeptics who

spread false information.

In this instance, the suspect made public statements against mask-wearing as well as questioning the dangers of the coronavirus epidemic, Gál told an online press briefing of the operative body responsible for coordinating coronavirus-related measures. Further suspects are under investigation, he added.

The widely circulated statements were, in the opinion of the police, liable to

undermine epidemiological protection measures,

he said.

According to 444.hu, police is investigating György Gődény, who organized several protests against the restrictions the government introduced to baulk the spread of the virus. Furthermore, Mr Gődény even founded a party to collect all virus skeptics under his banner and to take part in the 2022 elections. Interestingly, he took part in the 2018 elections with another party but could not reach 1%, and failed to repay the state subsidies he received for the campaign.

Source: MTI